Japanese people demand Assassin’s Creed Shadows be cancelled for insulting their culture

Since its initial reveal, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has sparked a heated debate among gamers. Now it’s assumed that the Japanese want to cancel the Ubisoft title that arrives in November, Due to inaccurate historical and cultural facts about Japan.

Aiming for 35,000 signatures on the website Change.orgThe petition had already reached 28,887 at the time of this publication. The description, which is automatically translated by Google, reads:

Recently, game developer Ubisoft’s next release, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, has been seriously questioned for its lack of historical accuracy and cultural respect.

Description of the petition

“The game focuses on the Japanese samurai, ignoring the fact that samurai are the upper echelon of the samurai class and are supposed to be “gokenin” or servants of the nobility.continues describing the petition against Assin’s Creed Shadows.

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Petition demands Assassin’s Creed Shadows be cancelled

The petitioners claim that William Adams (Anjing Miura), who served as the inspiration for the creation of the protagonist of Nioh (who bears the same name), was “The first European to receive the title of samurai, he served Tokugawa Ieyasu as a “hatamoto” commanding 250 koku.“

Throughout this story, Ubisoft continues to misunderstand the true nature and role of the samurai. This is a serious insult to Japanese culture and history and may also be tied to Asian racism.

Description of the petition

The petition description ends with a request for Ubisoft to cancel Assassin’s Creed Shadows, so that it can create a “Serious investigation“And show”Respect Japanese history and culture“

Since the game was announced, there has been a debate about the inaccuracy of the African samurai being portrayed as Yasuke in Ubisoft’s title. On social media, particularly X/Twitter and Reddit, it’s not hard to find players complaining about this fact.

It is unlikely that Ubisoft will cancel the game, as there was a large investment (all Assassin’s Creed games have a high budget), as well as pressure from investors to get their investment back. Ubisoft has not yet commented on the issue.

Anyway, Assassin’s Creed Shadows arrives on November 15 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

via: WCCFtech